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People with HIV who drink too much were more likely to reduce drinking after undergoing an approach to care known as integrated stepped alcohol treatment, according to a new study. The finding supports greater use of this treatment model in HIV clinics to improve outcomes for patients with both HIV and drinking problems, the researchers…

Nature, Published online: 17 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01572-1 Neuroscientist Blaine Roberts explains how partnering with companies, or a consortium of companies, can bring significant benefits to researchers — from funding and training to expanding professional networks. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 17 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1214-3 Author Correction: Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have found that opsin 3 — a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision — has a role in adjusting the amount of pigment produced in human skin, a determinant of skin color. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers found how long an entrepreneur displays the highest level of excitement during a pitch also plays a major role in predicting success in receiving funding. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 17 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01606-8 New eligibility requirements for elite female athletes violate principles designed to protect people from risky medical research, argues Roger Pielke, Jr, an expert witness in the athlete’s case. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 17 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01539-2 Antibody patterns shift as people recover from a deadly virus. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have found a way to charge up the fight against bacterial infections using electricity. Scientists have developed a dressing that uses an electric field to disrupt biofilm infection in wounds. Press Release Distribution Service

A new study shows a drug to alleviate symptoms of a rare musculoskeletal condition is significantly more effective than conventional therapies. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 16 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01557-0 Wellcome Trust launches research initiative for long-neglected health problem. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 16 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01552-5 The Gran Sasso National Laboratories have seen no major accidents so far, but prosecutors charge that environmental controls were lax. Press Release Distribution Service

Customers who feel afraid in the wake of a data breach care more about the size and scope of the breach than do angry customers, according to new research. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers have defined for the first time what children mean when they say technology is ‘creepy.’ Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 16 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01543-6 The result could make the country a world leader on global-warming action — or leave it lagging. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01559-y “We have an outsize responsibility to regulate the excesses of technology precisely because they are headquartered here.” Plus: ghostwritten peer reviews and mysterious ‘Loki’ microbes. Press Release Distribution Service

More than 20 million babies were born with a low birthweight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015 — around one in seven of all births worldwide. Almost three-quarters of these babies were born in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where data are most limited. Press Release Distribution Service

A new study predicts that even where deforestation has not been detected in the tropcis, hunting is reducing populations of large mammals by 40 percent on average, largely due to increased human accessibility to these remote areas. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1225-0 Author Correction: Metabolic reprogramming by the S-nitroso-CoA reductase system protects against kidney injury Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 15 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1122-6 Author Correction: Photoredox catalysis using infrared light via triplet fusion upconversion Press Release Distribution Service

Preliminary evidence from a new national study suggests that external food cue responsiveness is measurable by parental report in preschool-age children. Responsiveness was greater among children with, versus without, usual TV advertisement exposure. These results may provide a better understanding of how an obesogenic food environment shapes the development of children’s eating behaviors at a…

Researchers have designed a way to generate, at room temperature, more single photons for carrying quantum information. The design, they say, holds promise for the development of practical quantum computers. Press Release Distribution Service

Publisher Correction: p53 regulation of ammonia metabolism through urea cycle controls polyamine biosynthesis Nature, Published online: 14 May 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1121-7 Publisher Correction: p53 regulation of ammonia metabolism through urea cycle controls polyamine biosynthesis Press Release Distribution Service